Ministry of Information has rolled a programme to pay for a capacity enhancement for some 250 selected journalists every year.
The Media Capacity Enhancement Programme (MCEP) was announced by the Information at its launch in Accra Sunday, November 14, 2021,
According to the Ministry, the programme will provide continuous in-service training for media personnel drawn from across the country to improve their skills for the industry.
As part of the scheme, the Ministry will provide bursaries to participants of the programme.
The Ministry of Information explained that a skills gap analysis has been conducted by a working committee of experts and a curriculum based on gaps has been developed.
The independent committee has also selected a faculty, comprising academics and senior media practitioners from across the country, to administer the programme.
A Deputy Information Minister, Fatima Abubakar, who led a press briefing to launch the programme, said it is in line with one of the key strategic objectives of the Ministry, which is to assist in the development of the information sector for which reason a successful implementation of the programme is expected to transform Ghana’s media landscape.
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President of the Ghana Journalists Association, Roland Affail Monney, said the programme could not come at a better time than this. He encouraged journalists to take advantage of it to gain the requisite skills in journalism and media practice.
The MCEP will provide continuous on-the-job training at regular intervals for media practitioners to improve their skills, support training targeted at content creation for media practitioners, provide a regular platform to support media introspection on subjects related to media management, corporate governance, and media business models and encourage ethical journalism.
Journalists interested in the programme will have to apply online and be selected by the working committee, comprising representatives of partner organisations.